The Sanskrit term Pinākadhṛk can be transliterated into English as Pinakadhrk or Pinakadhrik, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Pinākadhṛk (पिनाकधृक्) refers to one of the eight names of Śiva (śivanāma) and is mentioned in the Śivapurāṇa 1.20 while explaining the mode of worshipping an earthen phallic image (pārthiva-liṅga) according to the Vedic rites:—“[...] the eight names of Śiva viz:—Hara, Maheśvara, Śambhu, Śūlapāṇi, Pinākadhṛk, Śiva, Paśupati and Mahādeva shall be used respectively for the rites of bringing the clay, kneading, installation, invocation, ceremonial ablution, worship, craving the forbearance and ritualistic farewell. Each of the names shall be prefixed with Oṃkāra. The name shall be used in the dative case and Namaḥ shall be added to them. The rites shall be performed respectively with great devotion and joy. [...]”.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Pinākadhṛk (पिनाकधृक्).—See Śiva: vanquished Pūṣan.^*

• * ^1 Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 23. 56; 24. 49; Matsya-purāṇa 180. 23; 281. 14. ^2 Viṣṇu-purāṇa I. 9. 69. V. 16. 7:

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Pinākadhṛk (पिनाकधृक्).—m. epithets of Śiva; द्वौ वरासिधरौ राजन्नेकः शक्तिपिनाकधृक् (dvau varāsidharau rājannekaḥ śaktipinākadhṛk) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 5.155.17;3.167.5; कुर्या हरस्यापि पिनाकपाणेर्धैर्यच्युतिम् (kuryā harasyāpi pinākapāṇerdhairyacyutim) Kumārasambhava 3.1.

Pinākadhṛk is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pināka and dhṛk (धृक्). See also (synonyms): pinākagoptṛ, pinākadhṛt, pinākapāṇi.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Pinākadhṛk (पिनाकधृक्):—[=pināka-dhṛk] [from pināka] m. ‘bearer of P°’, idem, [ib.]

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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Partial matches: Dhrik, Pinaka.

Full-text: Pinakapani, Pinakagoptri, Pinakadhrit, Shambhu, Maheshvara, Hara, Pashupati, Mahadeva, Shivanama, Shulapani, Shiva, Shakti.

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Search found 4 books and stories containing Pinakadhrik, Pinaka-dhrik, Pināka-dhṛk, Pinaka-dhrk, Pinākadhṛk, Pinakadhrk; (plurals include: Pinakadhriks, dhriks, dhṛks, dhrks, Pinākadhṛks, Pinakadhrks). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

The Matsya Purana (critical study) (by Kushal Kalita)

Part 2.2 - Different names of Śiva < [Chapter 4 - Religious aspects of the Matsyapurāṇa]

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The Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)

Chapter 41 - Nativity of Brahmā < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]

Chapter 72 - Construction of Rudra’s chariot < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]

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The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)

Chapter 22 - The dalliance of Śivā and Śiva on the Himālayas < [Section 2.2 - Rudra-saṃhitā (2): Satī-khaṇḍa]

Chapter 20 - Worshipping an earthen phallic image by chanting Vedic mantras < [Section 1 - Vidyeśvara-saṃhitā]

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Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)

Story of Śiva

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